Feature Lldp - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Manual

feature lldp

feature lldp
The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), which is a neighbor discovery protocol that is used for network
devices to advertise information about themselves to other devices on the network, is enabled on the switch
by default.
feature lldp
no feature lldp
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default
Enabled
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Command History
Release
4.0(0)N1(1a)
Usage Guidelines
You cannot enable or disable LLDP on a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch. LLDP is enabled on the switch by
default. However, the feature lldp command shows as part of the running configuration on the switch, as
shown below:
switch# show running-config
!Command: show running-config
!Time: Tue Feb 10 12:36:03 2009
version 5.0(3)N1(1)
feature telnet
feature lldp
username admin password 5 $1$d8lkfqC8$4VfRuOoZTKvCtTq8VAKbq/
no password strength-check
ip domain-lookup
hostname switch
class-map type qos class-fcoe
class-map type qos match-all c1
match cos 1
<--Output truncated-->
switch#
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 4.0(0)N1(1a) and up to Release 5.0(2)N1(1), the Book Title included
the feature lldp command.
The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a device discovery protocol that runs over Layer 2 (the data link layer)
on all Cisco-manufactured devices (routers, bridges, access servers, and switches). CDP allows network
management applications to automatically discover and learn about other Cisco devices connected to the
network.
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Interfaces Command Reference
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Modification
This feature was introduced.
role network-admin
F Commands